US 2026/0230698 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING VISION INFORMATION BY USING IMAGE SENSOR

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an image sensor, memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to operate in a first mode in which first vision information is obtained using pixels of a single preset color among pixels comprised in the image sensor, and in response to receiving, through the electronic device during operation in the first mode, an input corresponding to a mode switch, operate in a second mode in which image data is obtained using pixels of a plurality of colors comprised in the image sensor and second vision information is obtained based at least in part on luminance information of the image data.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

an image sensor;
memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions;
and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor and the memory,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
operate in a first mode in which first vision information is obtained using pixels of a single preset color among pixels comprised in the image sensor, and
in response to receiving, through the electronic device during operation in the first mode, an input corresponding to a mode switch, operate in a second mode in which image data is obtained using pixels of a plurality of colors comprised in the image sensor and second vision information is obtained based at least in part on luminance information of the image data.

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An apparatus for processing vision information, the apparatus comprising:

an image sensor;
a first power circuit configured to supply first power to a vision pixel that is preset for a vision mode among pixels comprised in the image sensor;
a second power circuit configured to supply second power to a remaining pixel in the image sensor other than the vision pixel;
memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions;
and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the image sensor, the first power circuit, the second power circuit, and the memory,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the apparatus to:
in the vision mode, perform control to output pixel data from the vision pixel of the image sensor, to receive the output pixel data and process the output pixel data as vision information, and
in the vision mode, supply the first power only to the vision pixel in the image sensor through the first power circuit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method for processing vision information by using image sensor

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Apparatus and method for processing vision information by using image sensor

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